35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
    (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty (A)answer me!)
    Oh, that I had (B)the indictment written by my adversary!
36 Surely I would carry it on my (C)shoulder;
    I would (D)bind it on me as (E)a crown;
37 I would give him an account of all my steps;
    like a prince I would approach him.

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Request for A Hearing

35 “Who will grant me a hearing?
    Here’s my signature[a]—let the Almighty answer!
Since my adversary indicted me,
36 I’ll wear it on my shoulder,
        or tie it on my head for a crown!
37 I’ll give an account for every step I’ve taken;
    I’ll approach him confidently like a Commander-in-Chief.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:35 Lit. seal
  2. Job 31:37 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority